Houston Christian Huskies football

The Houston Christian Huskies Football team, formerly known as the Houston Baptist Huskies until September of 2022,[2] is the intercollegiate American football team for Houston Christian University located in Houston, Texas, United States. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a full member of the Southland Conference. Houston Christian’s (formerly known as Houston Baptist) first football team was fielded in 2013 for a seven game developmental season. The Huskies finished 2013 with a 3-4 record. Since the 2013 games were played during a developmental season, records and statistics are considered unofficial. The team played most of its home games at Crusader Stadium in Houston, Texas that season with one home game being played at BBVA Compass Stadium.

Houston Christian Huskies
2023 Houston Christian Huskies football team
First season2013
Athletic directorSteve Moniaci
Head coachBraxton Harris
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumHusky Stadium
(capacity: 5,000)
FieldDunham Field
Field surfaceDESSO iDNA
LocationHouston, Texas
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceSouthland Conference
All-time record21–79 (.210)
ColorsRoyal blue and orange[1]
   
Fight song"Mighty Huskies"
Marching bandHusky Marching Band
OutfitterUnder Armour
WebsiteHCUHuskies.com

September 6, 2014 marked two firsts. The Huskies played their first game as an FCS team. The game against McMurry University also marked the first game played in Husky Stadium, the new on-campus stadium. The Huskies were most recently coached by Vic Shealy.[3] September 21, 2019, HCU junior wide receiver Ben Ratzlaff hit junior H-back Coleman Robinson for a two-point conversion after the Huskies scored with 1:14 remaining to rally past South Dakota, 53-52, in a non-conference FCS matchup Saturday afternoon in the DakotaDome.[4] This marked the biggest win in school history pushing HCU to be nationally ranked for the first time in school history sitting at 25th in the nation.[5]

December 13, 2022 a new era began on campus. HCU named Braxton Harris as the second head football coach in the school's history, President Robert Sloan and Director of Athletics Steve Moniaci announced at an on campus press conference.[6]

Year-by-year results
Year NCAA Division Conference Overall Conference Coach
GamesWinLossTiePct. GamesWinLossTiePct.Standing
20131NCAA unclassifiedN/A7340.4290000–N/AVic Shealy
20142FCSSouthland11290.1828170.12510th
201511290.1828080.00011th
201611470.3648350.3757th
2017111100.0919090.00011th
2018111100.0919090.00011th
201912570.4178260.25010th
20204130.2500000–N/A
2021110110.0008080.0006th
202211290.1826150.1677th
2023----–----–-Braxton Harris
Totals 100 21 79 0 .210 64 7 57 0 .109

1 The 2013 season was a developmental season. Records and statistics are unofficial.

2 The 2014 season is the official inaugural season.

3 The 2020 Southland Conference season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and only 4 non-conference games were played.[7]

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of December 9, 2022.[8]

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Arkansas Baptist at SMU at Eastern Kentucky at North Texas at UTEP
at Western Kentucky Tarleton State at Tarleton State at Rice at Colorado State
at UT Martin at UTSA
Prairie View A&M

See also

References
  1. Houston Christian University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  2. "Houston Christian University Announces Name Change From Houston Baptist University". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  3. "Houston Baptist Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  4. "FB: HBU Stuns South Dakota in Shootout, 53-52". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  5. "FB: Huskies Achieve First-Ever National Ranking". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  6. "FB: HCU Announces Braxton Harris as New Head Coach". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  7. Renard, Brady. "Report: Southland Conference to only play non-conference football schedule in the fall". kplctv.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  8. "Houston Christian Huskies Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 9, 2022.


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